MEXICAN AMERICANS CELEBRATE 4TH OF JULY IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS

by Angel Tenez, Publisher | Mexican American News - July 4, 2015

U.S.A. - It's been an interesting past couple weeks for Mexican Americans in the United States.
At times it has seemed as though we are yet again - that lonely, isolated, bastard child, forgotten
in the American landscape. While, at the same time we are an object of considerable attention
in the greater society of which we live. We are heavily discussed, quite often with derision, an
obvious overkill of malicious disrespect and unrelentingly contempt comes our way. Rarely are we
given a kind word. Rarely are we given the platform to voice any kind of defense.

Too often, we are perceived as foreign and a reason to hate.. in our own homeland.

Seeming like guinea pigs in some societal experiment designed to test the limits of our endurance,
U.S. society can appear to care very little about the value of our existence and our dignity. Witness
the hate from politicians and the silence of others who seemingly approve. Yet despite this continual
attack of us - we live on.

Resolution of Our True Place in American Society and Our Native Land

Now here on this July 4th of 2015, there are a variety of ways that members of our community
are spending this day. In Southern CA, an estimated thousands will attend the
18th Annual Farse of July event.
In other parts of the U.S., most Mexican American communities will contemplate how to fuse
their 4th of July celebrations replete with hot dogs and hamburgers to their own Latin identity.
Which version of us will America nurture? We're hoping for the best. We are home.